Elastic Lidar: Theory, Practice, and Analysis Methods

Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Elastic Lidar: Theory, Practice, and Analysis Methods

Author(s): Vladimir A. Kovalev, William E. Eichinger

Published Online: 28 JAN 2005

Print ISBN: 9780471201717

Online ISBN: 9780471643173

DOI: 10.1002/0471643173

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* Focuses only on elastic lidars and directly related topics.
* Evaluates all of the major inversion and analysis methods.
* Covers an emerging field that is generating a lot of interest.

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–xvi)

    2. Chapter 1

      Atmospheric Properties (pages 1–24)

    3. Chapter 2

      Light Propagation in the Atmosphere (pages 25–51)

    4. Chapter 3

      Fundamentals of the Lidar Technique (pages 53–103)

    5. Chapter 4

      Detectors, Digitizers, Electronics (pages 105–141)

    6. Chapter 5

      Analytical Solutions of the Lidar Equation (pages 143–183)

    7. Chapter 6

      Uncertainty Estimation for Lidar Measurements (pages 185–222)

    8. Chapter 7

      Backscatter-to-Extinction Ratio (pages 223–256)

    9. Chapter 8

      Lidar Examination of Clear and Moderately Turbid Atmospheres (pages 257–293)

    10. Chapter 9

      Multiangle Methods for Extinction Coefficient Determination (pages 295–329)

    11. Chapter 10

      Differential Absorption Lidar Technique (DIAL) (pages 331–385)

    12. Chapter 11

      Hardware Solutions to the Inversion Problem (pages 387–430)

    13. Chapter 12

      Atmospheric Parameters from Elastic Lidar Data (pages 431–505)

    14. Chapter 13

      Wind Measurement Methods from Elastic Lidar Data (pages 507–545)

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      Bibliography (pages 547–593)

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      Index (pages 595–615)

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